[2025 Sanming Attraction] Travel Guide for Shaxian Shuimei Tubao Qun (Updated Feb)

Also known as Shenxiu Hall, Shuangyuan Fort faces east and covers an area of about 6,000 square meters. Oriented north to south, the fort has a near-elliptical layout, occupying 2,600 square meters with a building area of 1,900 square meters. It features four levels of semi-elliptical, high retaining slopes, a semi-circular rear wall with high steps, sloping feng shui walls, an inner courtyard, auxiliary rooms, a main hall, a central courtyard, side rooms, and corner towers. The front of Shuangyuan Fort is square, while the back is round. The first-level wall is entirely built of stone blocks, while the second level is made of rammed earth. The main gate faces east, with an outer granite arched gateway and an inner blue-brick arched entrance. Two side gates, the south called "Pangan" and the north called "Gonggu," are made of granite slabs. Inside, the fort is a three-hall, two-wing mansion-style structure. The first hall has five bays, a total width of 18.37m, and a depth of 5.51m, featuring a "chuan dou" (a traditional Chinese structural system) framework, exposed beams, and a hard-sloped roof. The second hall is three steps higher than the first, also with five bays, a total width of 18.32m, and a depth of 12.05m, with a rear hall at the back. The side rooms have ear rooms between the front and back, a "chuan dou" framework, double rafters, and a hard-sloped roof. The third hall is another three steps higher than the second, with five bays, a width of 18.32m, and a depth of 7.5m. It's a two-story building with a "chuan dou" framework and a hard-sloped roof. Passageways connect each hall to the wing rooms, forming a complex of nine courtyards and thirteen halls, with the wing room doors opening towards the central hall. Outbuildings include a wine cellar, granary, tool shed, kitchen and firewood room, rear flower terrace, chicken coop, and pigsty. A wine cellar, 3.14m long, 1.46m wide, and 1.06m deep, is located at the west end of the south racing track. Granaries are essential to every earthen fort, and Shuimei Fort has various types: cabinet-style granaries on the racing track, granaries within the protective housing, granaries on the rear flower terrace, and mobile granaries in the halls. Tool sheds and latrines are typically located at both ends of the outer protective housing, while kitchens are usually in a suitable space within the housing, often in the side rooms behind the main hall. The rear flower terrace serves as a place for growing flowers, drying clothes, and children's play. Open rooms for storing firewood are located against the fort walls. Study halls and libraries are conventionally placed in suitable locations within the side rooms, rear courtyard, or rear flower terrace.

I only knew Shaxian snacks before. But I didn’t expect that Shaxian also has so many interesting attractions! Traveling to Fujian during the Spring Festival, I realized that Shaxian is too low-key in the tourism industry💕 This time I will be really amazed by the beautiful earthen fortresses, and it is open to the public for free! The earthen fort was built by the Zhang family to defend against bandits, and villagers still live there today! Covering an area of ​​over 10,000 square meters, the three earthen forts are arranged in a "品" shape Built on the mountain, the layers upon layers are super shocking! 👀 Touch the mottled stone walls and feel the wisdom and stories of the immigrants from southern Fujian during the Qing Dynasty~ 🏮One-day tour in Shaxian ✅Double Yuan Burger Construction began during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty and took 13 years to complete. It covers an area of ​​6,500 square meters. It is circular in shape, with an outer wall 0.8 meters high. There are 99 halls and rooms in the castle, and you can also go upstairs to visit. The overall architectural style is Hui style, with horse head walls and small green tiles, and some parts are integrated with southern Fujian elements. It has a beautiful architectural design while providing defense. ✅Shuangxing Fort Not far away is Shuangxing Fort, facing a rice field, which looks very spectacular from a distance. Construction began in the 28th year of Emperor Daoguang's reign in the Qing Dynasty and took three years to complete. It covers an area of ​​about 4,000 square meters. The building inside the fort is palace-style with two entrances. The whole building is fan-shaped and spreads out from low to high, which is very impressive! ✅Shuangjibao Located opposite Shuangxing Fort, it is also called Jingde Hall and is the earliest one built. It was first built in the 27th year of Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty. The fort has a compact layout, reasonable space utilization, exquisite carvings on beams and windows, and the painting, wood carving and stone carving techniques are full of local characteristics, integrating Hui style architecture with southern Fujian elements. From Shuangji Fort you can see the panoramic view of Shuangxing Fort opposite, which is spectacular! 👀 🥢Food After the tour, head straight to the downtown area of ​​Shaxian County to taste the authentic Shaxian snacks. Flat meat, mixed noodles, taro dumplings, siu mai...you can eat as much as you want for only 20 yuan per person!

Today is a day to remember. I went to Liubandeng in Shaxian Snack Culture City for breakfast and had loach rice noodles with red yeast rice and pickled vegetables. It was sour and spicy and quite delicious. I also ordered black rice, which was hard and salty, just the way I like it, so I finished it all. I was a bit greedy and ordered a portion of grass jelly, which had a minty taste but was too sweet. A hearty breakfast was necessary because I had to drive nearly 300 km to Changting to see the Hakka capital of Tingzhou Ancient City. I stopped at Shuimei Castle in Shaxian County along the way. It is a national cultural heritage site and is not commercialized, so there are few visitors. The castle is also a Hakka walled house, but it is more unique and distinctive. The second stop was Peitian Ancient Village, which is also a Hakka village. Interestingly, the houses here are not walled houses. They have upturned eaves, blue bricks, and flying eaves similar to those of Quanzhou dwellings, but with more rustic colors. Peitian is a quiet village, and the plum blossoms were already in bloom. I continued along X661 to Yunlong Bridge. The mountain road was difficult to drive, and the villages along the roadside were not very distinctive, just ordinary rural villages. Yunlong Bridge is a covered bridge with a Mazu Temple, ancient trees, and an open space next to it, resembling a dragon crossing the river. After taking photos, I navigated directly to the hotel I had booked in Changting. The navigation showed 68 km and an estimated time of 2 hours, so I followed it without thinking much. Oh, I was exhausted from driving. I crossed three mountains, went through a tunnel, and the road was bad, with either broken roadbeds or road construction. There were not many cars on the road, but there were many S-bends and hairpin bends. It took me more than 2 hours to get there. However, I enjoyed the journey. The mountain scenery was beautiful, with exposed rocks and beautiful mountain shapes. There was only green trees and yellow grass along the way, and I was happy to see the rocks on the mountain tops. There were two terraced field viewing platforms along the way, and I stopped to take a look. At this time of year, the terraced fields only had harvested rice, which was not very attractive. After parking the car, I went to find food. I hadn't eaten lunch, so I went to a Hakka restaurant called Zuichunfeng and ordered pickled pork kidney, salted chicken, and stir-fried mustard greens. The taste was light and quite delicious. The ancient city attractions can be visited at night. I climbed Jichuan Gate to see the night view and visited Wolong Academy. I walked 14,000 steps today.

Shuimei Earth Fort Group is located in Shuimei Village, Fenggang Street, Shaxian, Fujian Province. The group was first built in the 27th year of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty (1847) and consists of three forts: Shuangji, Shuangxing, and Shuangyuan. The layout and structure of the three forts are balanced and rigorous, with exquisite decoration and rich local characteristics in their paintings, wood carvings, and stone carvings. Shuimei Earth Fort Group is the largest existing earth fort complex in Shaxian and the only example of clustered earth fort construction in the Sanming area. The layout and structure of the three forts in Shuimei Village are balanced and rigorous, with exquisite beam and window carvings, and are well-preserved. The three forts are built together, with a curved front and back plane, brick-wood-earth structure, and tall internal firewalls, complete with defense and living facilities. The roofs are layered, and the 'pin' shaped corner towers guard the entire fort. Shuangji Fort is a round-back earth fort with a hall-style two-entry house. Shuangxing Fort is larger in scale, with significantly improved defensive capabilities. The buildings inside the fort are also hall-style, with two entries. The first entry has five rooms, with a ground made of rammed earth and decorated with patterns such as vases and flowers. The second entry also has five rooms, with the main hall decorated with floor tiles, and the side room corridors also tiled, all with rammed earth floors. Shuangyuan Fort has corner towers at the two corners of the front fort and the center of the round back, forming a solid defense system with 58 shooting holes throughout the fort walls. The main and side doors are covered with iron plates, with horizontal bolts behind them to firmly resist external attacks. There are also water injection ports above the doors for fire defense. Once the doors are closed, the residents inside the fort can stay for months without leaving. The decorative arts of Shuangyuan Fort are meticulous, with carved beams and painted rafters. Whether it is wood carving, stone carving, murals, or pillar base stone carvings, and flower platform decorations in the courtyard, all are exquisite and meticulous. The fort's interior has stone steps, and the ground is paved with blue bricks, with the floors of the halls having intricate floral patterns.

| Exploring Shaxian Snacks. 🌟 Highlights: Shaxian District is part of Sanming City in Fujian Province, located in central Fujian Province, downstream of the Shaxi River. Shaxian snacks have a long history, originating from the Central Plains Yellow River Basin Chinese food culture. Shaxian snacks are a noodle culture brought by Hakka immigrants over 1,000 years ago, blending with the rice culture of the Minyue people in Sanming, Fujian. Famous snacks include wontons, shumai, meat buns, rice jelly, joy cakes, mixed noodles, steamed dumplings, sour and spicy noodles, fried noodles, cold grass soup, loach soup, taro noodles, etc. 📍 Detailed Address: Shaxian District, Sanming City, Fujian Province 💰 Average Cost: Free 📝 Tips: 1. Famous tourist attractions in Shaxian include Shuimei Tulou, Xixia Village, Yubang Village, Songbaiyan, Dayoushan, and Taojinshan. 2. Shaxian is small, with major attractions concentrated on both sides of the Shaxi River. The Ningcui Pavilion opposite the suspension bridge, which houses the Shaxian Museum, is highly recommended. 3. The old train station in Shaxian is an open-air museum, perfect for taking photos. 4. Bancuo Alley is the most famous snack street in Shaxian, with several well-known biscuit shops. The biscuits are small, with fillings like preserved vegetable meat, red bean paste, and green onion. They are best eaten fresh out of the oven, crispy on the outside and fragrant on the inside. Eating two or three at a time is enough to fill you up. 5. Shaxian's famous shumai has a shiny, resilient outer skin when steamed, filled with vermicelli and cabbage meat filling. Unlike shumai from other places, it has a texture similar to shrimp dumplings. Shaxian District · Sanming

Shuimei Tubao~ A hidden utopia village around Shaxian Every time I go to Shaxian, apart from eating and drinking, it seems that I just stay at home. This time I brought people to play and searched around, and found a rather distinctive Shuimei Tubao. I understand it should be a building similar to the Hakka Tulou, but the shape is not quite the same, there are square and semi-circular planes. There are three main forts in the village, surrounded by bamboo forests, and they look at each other across the sea of grass. They all belong to the Zhang family. They have been built larger and larger from the smallest, which also proves that their family is developing better and better~ It has not been over-developed and retains the unique traces left by time. It's about a 20-minute drive from Shaxian city, very close! But it's quite hidden! There will be signs on the roadside. Because I was in a hurry to eat, I hurriedly looked at it for 1+ hour, maybe 2 hours would be more relaxed and leisurely.